A Late Carboniferous subaqueous glacial valley fill complex: Fluctuations in meltwater output and sediment flux

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-291

  Visser, J N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DIAMICTITE; MELTWATER OUTPUT; SEDIMENT FLUX; VALLEY FILL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030467845     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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